2011 Belfast City Council election

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2011 Belfast City Council election
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All 51 seats to Belfast City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Sinn Féin DUP SDLP
Seats won16158
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance UUP PUP
Seats won632
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 4Steady2.svg 0
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0
Belfast 2011 election.svg
2011 Belfast City Council Election Results, shaded by First Preference Votes.
Lord Mayor before election

Pat Convery
SDLP

Lord Mayor

Niall Ó Donnghaile
Sinn Féin

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Contents

Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party, and Niall Ó Donnghaile became Lord Mayor. [1]

Election results

Belfast Local Election Result 2011 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Sinn Féin 1631Increase2.svg231.430.928,234Increase2.svg0.1
  DUP 1511Steady2.svg029.423.421,353Decrease2.svg2.3
  SDLP 811Steady2.svg015.713.812,547Decrease2.svg3.3
  Alliance 620Increase2.svg211.812.611,540Increase2.svg5.8
  UUP 304Decrease2.svg45.98.67,836Decrease2.svg5.2
  PUP 200Steady2.svg03.92.82,570Increase2.svg0.1
  Independent 100Steady2.svg02.01.41,283Increase2.svg0.4
  Éirígí 000Steady2.svg00.02.32,062New
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.01.41,320Increase2.svg0.6
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.8760Increase2.svg0.1
  Irish Republican Socialist 000Steady2.svg00.00.6588Increase2.svg0.6
  Socialist Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.5434Increase2.svg0.1
  People Before Profit 000Steady2.svg00.00.4321New
  TUV 000Steady2.svg00.00.4349New
  NI Conservatives 000Steady2.svg00.00.1103Decrease2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[2]

Results of the Belfast City Council election, 2011
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin DUP SDLP Alliance UUP PUP Others
Balmoral14.7119.6129.0217.6115.110.003.906
Castle26.6230.5222.416.9011.810.001.706
Court2.8064.431.501.206.009.7114.415
Laganbank17.3114.1127.4219.0111.500.0010.805
Lower Falls75.440.0010.210.000.000.0014.405
Oldpark53.1325.4211.212.905.100.005.006
Pottinger11.3136.834.8019.918.3010.718.106
Upper Falls67.841.4018.111.300.000.0011.305
Victoria0.0032.631.5036.5317.916.505.107
Total30.91623.41513.8812.668.632.828.0151

District results

Balmoral

2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Balmoral - 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Alliance Tom Ekin *17.70%1,762        
DUP Ruth Patterson*15.60%1,553        
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 14.71%1,465        
SDLP Claire Hanna 14.49%1,443        
UUP Bob Stoker *9.26%922961.27 961.69 972.57 997.17 1,296.56 1,296.74 1,789.74 
SDLP Bernie Kelly*7.09%706793.78 816.51 817.63 916.95 927.52 945.04 1,005.25 1,099.65
SDLP Niall Kelly7.46%743767.15 782.57 783.13 831.22 836.25 852.18 874.21 903.21
UUP Jim Kirkpatrick*5.80%578655.91 660.75 665.71 693.72 817.05 817.14   
DUP Sharon Simpson3.98%396412.38 415.8 516.92 541.93     
Green (NI) Mark Simpson2.83%282349.41 400.34 403.3      
People Before Profit Andrew King1.07%107120.86        
Electorate: 18,752  Valid: 9,957 (53.10%)  Spoilt: 139  Quota: 1,423  Turnout: 10,096 (53.84%)  

    Castle

    2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
    2011: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
    2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP

    Castle - 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Lydia Patterson14.85%1,489     
    DUP Guy Spence9.44%946949 1,529   
    Sinn Féin Tierna Cunningham*13.74%1,3771,404 1,404 1,433  
    SDLP Patrick Convery*13.64%1,3671,399 1,404 1,606  
    Sinn Féin Mary Ellen Campbell12.90%1,2931,310 1,310 1,326 1,335 1,335
    UUP David Browne *11.78%1,1811,185 1,211 1,332 1,345 1,440.04
    SDLP Cathal Mullaghan*8.81%883903 904 1,120 1,255 1,255.64
    Alliance David McKechnie6.87%689726 732    
    DUP Lee Reynolds6.27%629632     
    Workers' Party John Lavery1.70%170     
    Electorate: 19,494  Valid: 10,024 (51.42%)  Spoilt: 223  Quota: 1,433  Turnout: 10,247 (52.56%)  

      Court

      2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
      2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Independent
      2005-2011 Change: No change

      Court - 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP William Humphrey *40.05%2,643    
      DUP Brian Kingston 20.77%1,371    
      DUP Naomi Thompson3.59%2371,153.8   
      Independent Frank McCoubrey *11.42%754937.6 1,006.48 1,015.36 1,131.36
      PUP Hugh Smyth *9.70%640782.2 846.04 862.36 939.38
      UUP Bobby McConnell5.98%395585.2 698.32 717.88 805.64
      Independent Raymond McCord3.02%199263.8 281.72 285.98  
      Sinn Féin Karol McKee2.79%184184.6 184.6 184.6  
      Alliance Mark Long1.18%78103.8 108.56 109.76  
      SDLP Conor McNeill1.50%99101.4 102.24 102.54  
      Electorate: 13,455  Valid: 6,600 (49.05%)  Spoilt: 170  Quota: 1,101  Turnout: 6,770 (50.32%)  

        Laganbank

        2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
        2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
        2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

        Laganbank - 5 seats [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Alliance Catherine Curran18.95%1,518   
        Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey 17.27%1,383   
        SDLP Patrick McCarthy *16.99%1,361   
        DUP Christopher Stalford *14.06%1,1261,138.35 1,148.26 1,168.34
        SDLP Kate Mullan10.40%833893.06 978.44 1,281.83
        UUP Michelle Bostock11.50%921952.46 959.11 1,013.43
        Green (NI) Clare Bailey 6.24%500557.59 727.74  
        People Before Profit Mark Hewitt1.80%144152.19   
        Socialist Party Paddy Meehan1.70%136139.25   
        Workers' Party Paddy Lynn1.10%8891.9   
        Electorate: 16,314  Valid: 8,010 (49.10%)  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,336  Turnout: 8,181 (50.15%)  

          Lower Falls

          2005: 5 x Sinn Féin
          2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
          2005-2011 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

          Lower Falls - 5 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Sinn Féin Janice Austin*19.66%1,920    
          Sinn Féin Steven Corr16.10%1,5721,583.85 1,603.85 1,618 1,677
          Sinn Féin Tom Hartley *15.99%1,5611,566.1 1,581.1 1,602.25 1,666.25
          Sinn Féin Jim McVeigh15.33%1,4971,499.7 1,531 1,544.15 1,600.45
          SDLP Colin Keenan10.24%1,0001,003.15 1,058.15 1,214.15 1,326.15
          Sinn Féin Breige Brownlee8.33%8131,070.7 1,109 1,123 1,188.3
          Éirígí John McCusker6.63%647647.6 723.6 748.6  
          Workers' Party John Lowry4.08%398398.45 430.45   
          Irish Republican Socialist Jim Gorman2.14%209209.75    
          Socialist Party Pat Lawlor1.52%148148.5    
          Electorate: 17,238  Valid: 9,765 (56.65%)  Spoilt: 305  Quota: 1,628  Turnout: 10,070 (58.42%)  

            Oldpark

            2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
            2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
            2005-2011 Change: DUP gain from UUP

            Oldpark - 6 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            DUP Ian Crozier*16.31%1,770    
            Sinn Féin Conor Maskey14.49%1,573    
            DUP Gareth McKee8.45%9171,108.04 1,115.52 1,150.84 1,570.84
            Sinn Féin Gerard McCabe13.75%1,4921,492 1,510 1,514 1,568
            Sinn Féin Danny Lavery*12.62%1,3701,370.48 1,382.48 1,391.48 1,459.6
            SDLP Nichola Mallon 10.91%1,1841,185.56 1,217.68 1,334.68 1,430.48
            Sinn Féin Mary Clarke10.87%1,1801,180.12 1,189.12 1,203.12 1,255.12
            UUP Fred Rodgers4.98%540551.76 556.76 613.12  
            Irish Republican Socialist Paul Little3.49%379379.24 398.24 406.24  
            Alliance James McClure2.79%303305.16 319.28   
            Independent Martin McAuley1.35%146146.84    
            Electorate: 22,408  Valid: 10,854 (48.44%)  Spoilt: 405  Quota: 1,551  Turnout: 11,259 (50.25%)  

              Pottinger

              2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Alliance
              2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x PUP
              2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP

              Pottinger - 6 seats [9]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              Alliance Máire Hendron *19.89%1,895        
              DUP Gavin Robinson 15.99%1,523        
              Sinn Féin Niall Ó Donnghaile 11.31%1,0771,085.96 1,086.91 1,086.91 1,091.15 1,117.43 1,128.07 1,155.55 1,373.55
              PUP John Kyle10.73%1,0221,084.72 1,091.76 1,101.04 1,109.04 1,112.36 1,176.89 1,210.81 1,257.85
              DUP May Campbell*11.03%1,0511,085.24 1,110.76 1,117.19 1,120.05 1,121.05 1,167.41 1,196.81 1,206.01
              DUP Adam Newton9.83%936971.84 1,082.61 1,083.72 1,086.79 1,086.79 1,109.97 1,129.71 1,138.63
              UUP Philip Robinson8.25%786871.76 884.74 890.13 894.09 896.41 964.04 1,007.9 1,048.01
              SDLP Séamas De Faoite4.79%456553.92 554.03 555.35 561.59 588.19 615.15 705.91  
              Green (NI) David Newman2.34%223353.88 355.31 360.23 394.11 413.99 480.99   
              TUV John Hiddleston2.01%191199.64 200.52 206.84 209.16 210.48    
              Socialist Party Tommy Black1.57%150163.12 163.67 165.07 177.67 190.27    
              Workers' Party Kevin McNally1.09%104111.68 111.79 115.43 125.31     
              People Before Profit Donna Marie McCusker0.73%7092.4 92.73 95.01      
              Independent Karl Hedley0.35%3342.28 42.83       
              Independent Samuel Smyth0.09%910.6 10.93       
              Electorate: 19,929  Valid: 9,526 (47.80%)  Spoilt: 190  Quota: 1,361  Turnout: 9,716 (48.75%)  

                Upper Falls

                2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
                2011: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
                2005-2011 Change: No change

                Upper Falls - 5 seats [10]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123
                Sinn Féin Matt Garrett18.00%2,250  
                Sinn Féin Gerard O'Neill*17.47%2,184  
                Sinn Féin Emma Groves17.07%2,133  
                SDLP Tim Attwood*16.12%2,0152,356 
                Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín15.28%1,9101,952 2,009
                Éirígí Pádraic Mac Coitir11.32%1,4151,428 1,474
                SDLP Helen Walsh2.00%250  
                DUP Eileen Kingston1.43%179  
                Alliance Dan McGuinness1.30%162  
                Electorate: 20,530  Valid: 12,498 (60.88%)  Spoilt: 298  Quota: 2,084  Turnout: 12,796 (62.33%)  

                  Victoria

                  2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance
                  2011: 3 x Alliance, 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP
                  2005-2011 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

                  Victoria - 7 seats [11]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345678910
                  DUP Robin Newton *16.62%2,338         
                  Alliance Mervyn Jones*16.49%2,319         
                  Alliance Laura McNamee11.92%1,6771,686.5 2,049.14       
                  Alliance Andrew Webb8.08%1,1371,143 1,293.48 1,541.24 1,552.24 1,592.1 1,604.1 1,895.1  
                  UUP Jim Rodgers *9.63%1,3551,401.5 1,407.98 1,418.81 1,437.81 1,451.62 1,488.87 1,639.24 1,657.24 1,816.24
                  DUP Tom Haire10.22%1,4371,555.5 1,558.62 1,562.04 1,565.04 1,568.53 1,584.97 1,617.21 1,622.21 1,759.21
                  DUP John Hussey5.77%8121,149 1,151.64 1,154.11 1,158.11 1,166.36 1,184.86 1,210.54 1,217.54 1,476.12
                  UUP Ian Adamson*6.70%942955.25 962.69 967.25 989.5 1,003.69 1,028.19 1,112.99 1,131.9 1,228.49
                  PUP Robert McCartney6.46%908926.75 930.59 932.68 938.68 946.87 963.37 1,005.54 1,028.54  
                  Green (NI) Ross Campbell2.24%315317.25 322.53 325.95 334.14 353.14 359.14    
                  UUP Stephen Warke1.54%216222.5 224.42 226.32 232.51 237.51 246.51    
                  SDLP Magdalena Wolska1.47%207207.5 211.58 215.76 217.76 222 223    
                  TUV Sammy Morrison1.12%158160.25 160.25 161.01 162.01 175.01     
                  Independent Roy Hobson1.01%142143.75 145.43 147.14 158.39      
                  NI Conservatives Garry Crosbie0.73%103103.5 103.5 104.07       
                  Electorate: 25,814  Valid: 14,066 (54.49%)  Spoilt: 280  Quota: 1,759  Turnout: 14,346 (55.57%)  

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